A Cambridge security guard was indicted Wednesday on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman outside the Cambridgeside Galleria.

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Elisee Myrthil, 27, of Hyde Park, was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on charges of assault to rape and indecent assault and battery. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Middlesex Superior on March 7.

"This defendant allegedly attacked a female victim who was unknown to him, with the intent to rape her," District Attorney Gerry Leone said. "Additionally, what is truly troubling is that the defendant worked as a security guard -- a position in which he was entrusted to help protect area businesses and the general public. We commend the Good Samaritan who heard the victim's screams and immediately contacted authorities on her behalf."

Cambridge police and security at the Cambridgeside Galleria responded to a report of a woman yelling for help on Nov. 11 at about 2 a.m.

Surveillance video from the Galleria depicted Myrthil, who worked as a security guard for a company that works in the buildings around the Cambridgeside Galleria, walking with the victim toward the rear entrance of the mall after turning from Thorndike Street in Cambridge, Leone said.

As he and the victim neared the rear doors of the Galleria, he allegedly grabbed the victim, forced her on to her back on a table and sexually assaulted her, officials said. The victim was able to get up, but Myrthil allegedly pushed her down again onto another table.

When she was able to get up again, he allegedly threw her to the ground and sexually assaulted her again, police said.

The victim was able to walk to a nearby hotel, where staff contacted police. She was taken to Cambridge Hospital, where she was treated for her injuries.